Creator with a Cause - Shine A Lite ATL

Painting in moment | Harris Lee Rose | Painter

Please note this episode is video and this audio was taken from that please go to our website to see this Season Finale Episode.  Living in the moment is hard. Working within the moment is even harder. Yet that’s the key to creating for Harris-Lee Rose. His paintings ride the wave of right now. His pieces create a time-diary of moments long past, but still harnessed. Each one of his pieces commemorates his moment’s muse—whether it be Basquiat, an artist from Instagram, or reflections on COVID. He doesn’t aim to paint beauty. He paints his current moment—the present vibe—no matter how worthy someone else might think the moment is (or isn’t). “It’s hard for me to go back to a piece. You have to hold on to that thought you originally felt when you were working the first time.” For all the CREATORs out there, Harris-Lee says ‘take the step’. Whatever you need to start, start. Make that first mark. You can always return to what you were doing, but you can never return to this moment, so capture it as it calls to you. To connect with other painters, colorists, and Instagram artists like Harris-Lee Rose, send us an email to join our community. Submit a CREATOR for Season 2 here: thecreatorlifestyle@gmail.com

Body positivity, mental health care, and even social activism brought to life | Illustrator, Printmaker, Designer | Sam Buttrick

Disrupting the norm is Sam’s norm. Actually, it’s her artistic duty. When you look at her illustrations you’ll see it in the proportion sizing, the hairy legs, the mixed emotions—all the things we’re taught not to acknowledge. The bright colors and youthful doodles carry messages that need to be heard by all ages: Body positivity, mental health care, and even social activism. But she hadn’t always been comfortable committing to her artistic identity. Like many illustrators and graphic designers, Sam’s digital art is rooted in her early childhood hobby: Sketching. Sam was working in her first job post-graduation as a teacher when she confirmed that art held a bigger place in her life. She needed to think through ideas via doodles on Post-It notes and scratch paper. Initially, she didn’t want to go back to school to get a second degree, but her creative spirit urged her. (And we know there’s no use arguing with the creative spirit.) In this episode, you’ll learn how Sam’s faith in her art grew as she moved through a certificate program and into her second bachelor’s degree. You’ll learn of new digital design apps that take sketches from pencil to vector. If you’re really listening, you’ll hear how Sam’s devotion to challenge the status quo has led her throughout both her creative journey and personal life. To connect with other CREATORs and illustrators like Sam, send us a message. If you want to be a featured CREATOR, we’d love to hear and tell your story—Send us an email.

The Bohemian Peach

Welcome to the world of The Bohemian Peach. A big sunflower field and an oak tree. Chickens and a turkey walking about. Walking in, there’s a kitchen with a beautiful huge island, and at the center, Paulina is cooking. She welcomes you into her world, coming from a city to her bohemian, chic country farm life, where she cooks pure honest simplistic food that takes your breath away. That is the sensation you’ll get from her newest cookbook, The Bohemian Peach. Paulina is a chef, food stylist and homemaker, with an eye for beauty in mundane places. Her cookbook honors her roots as a Czech Republic native and honors her her current Southern home. In Europe, food was a thing to respect and celebrate while in the US we may have lost its reverence. Paulina reintroduces us to recipes we thought we knew, but with a bohemian approach. In this episode you’ll learn how bohemia takes its name from the heart of her Czech home and how she welcomes her readers to reconnect. . . With old dishes, with mother nature, and with items at home that might be forgotten and neglected. As a CREATOR, Paulina is the epitome of how passion meets hard work which equals a creative project that blows your mind. To learn more about her Bohemian revolution in Southern cooking, check out her www.thebohemianpeach.com.

Creator with a Cause - Shine A Lite ATL

Pit Bulls - Myths vs Truth This episode of the Creator Lifestyle is a little different. We got the opportunity to interview a Creator with a Cause, Colleen Cruz, Founder of Shine A Light ATL. Colleen started this initiative in January of 2015 to educate & change the perceptions regarding Pit Bull type dogs.  What we love most is how she was creative in her cause through taking images of pitfalls & their families’ and telling their stories to demonstrate that these dogs are just like any other family pet & just like all dogs, should be seen as individuals. Colleen was inspired to name her initiative by the quote from Dr Martin Luther King Jr.  “ Stereotypes are like shadows, shine a light on them and they disappear” Colleen lives in Atlanta with her partner of 22 years Dan. They are proud owners of two pit bulls, Charlie Brown & Clementine. To learn more about Colleen Cruz, how she got started and how you can support or have photos taken of you and your dog visit  www.shineliteatl.com

Makeup artists don’t get enough creative kudos—We’re ready to change that. With Deepti Sadhwani

In our conversation with Deepti, you’ll recognize and respect the art within the makeup artist. It’s more than just contour. Deepti’s highest paying jobs are the ones where she must make the model look natural, flawless, and with perfect skin. Using makeup for a “no makeup look” takes a completely different skill set—one Deepti trained for in school. Deepti shares the decorum of working on set and shoots. Even in highly controlled environments, her creativity can take shape. She starts with abstract prompts, brushing both color-packed faces and subtle “no-makeup” looks onto her moving and talking canvases. Her role is more than an artist, but as a comforting face. When working in such close proximity to her models, she must forge trust in both her craft and in her safety precautions (especially during COVID-19). In this episode, you’ll learn how it’s not always about what’s more fierce, but what how subtle brush strokes and intention can speak louder. Historically, makeup has been used to celebrate. We celebrate the artists whose media are as dynamic as the artist herself. If you’re inspired by color palettes or how eyelashes can make the face pop, send us an email so we can connect you with more CREATORs like Deepti.